Kanji | 日の丸扇 |
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Transliteration | Hi no maru ōgi |
Translation | Circle of the Sun Fan |
Date | 1614 |
Owner | Satake Yoshinobu |
Categories | Color: Multicolor (On Banner), Object: Fan (Folding), Geometric: Circle (Single Plain), Color: White on Red, Color: Red on White, Color: Black on White, Arrangement: Charged With |
Notes | Used by Satake Yoshinobu in the Battle of Imafuku. Unusually, this version used three colors instead of just two. See also Motif of the Week: Folding Fans at Fireflies Sing. |
Sources | Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pg. 62. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pg. H9. (for image) An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests. Graphic-sha, 2001. pg. 54 fig. 2. (for Japanese) |